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IndustryGuarguaglini: Finmeccanica will not join Airbus
Rome, Italy - No interests in BAE share purchase
The President and CEO of Finmeccanica, Piergiorgio Guarguaglini, told journalists that the Italian aerospace and Defense group is not interested in the purchase of English BAE Systems share in Airbus.... more
IndustryEASA gives type certification to EMB-190
San Josè dos Campos, Brazil - The Brazilian manufacturer's aircraft now can fly across Europe
The authorization to fly for the jet of the Brazilian manufacturer has come last June 30th, but Embraer gave forth only yesterday. EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) created in 2003 granted the qualification... more
IndustryBoeing contracts with Stork Fokker for engineering services on the 747-8 wing
Seattle, Usa - The family of the model, with passenger and cargo versions, was launched last November by Cargolux Airlines and Nippon Cargo Airlines
The Boeing Company yesterday announced a contract with Stork Fokker to help design the wing for the new Boeing 747-8. Stork Fokker is providing the 747-8 program with engineering services on a short-term... more
IndustryComputer Sciences Corp. awarded of a over 13 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the E-2C Hawkeye aircraft
Computer Sciences Corp., San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a $13,372,222 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for E-2C Hawkeye Aircraft and tactical data links system... more
IndustryLockheed Martin Systems awarded of a near 42 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the MH-60R helicopter
Lockheed Martin Systems, Owego, N.Y., is being awarded a not to exceed $41,940,995 ceiling priced order against a basic ordering agreement for procurement of 12 weapons replaceable assemblies for the MH-60R... more
IndustryComputer Sciences Corp. awarded of a over 7 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the C-21 aircraft
Computer Sciences Corp., Applied Technologies LLC, Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $7,259,408 firm-fixed-price, time and material and incentive options contract modification. This action provides... more
IndustryAgreement between Sas cargo and Air China for new freighters
Beijing, China - The cargo fleet of the Chinese company increases
The require for freight transport in China is constantly growing, reason why the air company Air China has signed an agreement with Sas cargo, Scandinavian carrier of cargo planes, in order to begin a... more
IndustryElsag-Datamat's new industrial plan presented
Genoa, Italy - Italian Unions' positive judgment
Yesterday, in Assoindustria’s base in Genoa, it was presented the new industrial plan of Elsag-Datamat, recently involved in Finmeccanica Group. The goals are challenging. Elsag-Datamat will have to c... more
IndustryBAE will decide whether accept Rothschild's valuation very soon
London, UK - It was announced by a British industry's spokesman
BAE Systems, the British industry of the aeronautical, aerospace and defense sectors, is valuating whether to accept or not the price fixed by Rothschild Bank for the sale of its Airbus’ stock share t... more
IndustryBoeing: major assembly of first B-787 Dreamliner started
Washington, Usa - With its partner Fuji Heavy Industries
Boeing and its partner Fuji Heavy Industries (FHI) last Friday celebrated the start of major assembly for the first 787 Dreamliner. FHI began to assemble the center wing section at its new factory in Handa,... more
IndustryAirbus crisis: did Martino foresee?
Rome, Italy - In 2001 the Italian Defense Minister blocked the Country's support to A-400M consortium
As for A-380 scandal, which leaded to resignation of the two EADS top managers, Noel Forgeard and Gustav Humbert (see AVIONEWS for details), the Italian newspaper, "L’Opinione", recalls that in 2001 t... more
IndustryEADS: Spanish Government wants to increase its partecipation in the stock of the European consortium
Madrid, Spain - It was written by Spanish newspaper "El Pais"
Yesterday on Spanish newspaper "El Pais" it was published the news that the Spanish Government should have the intention to increase its share partecipation in EADS, carrying it from the current 5.5% to... more
IndustryOdyssey International awarded of a over 5 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the C-17 flight simulator
Odyssey International, Clearfield, Utah, was awarded on June 30, 2006, a $5,495,793 firm-fixed-price contract for construction of a C-17 flight simulator. Work will be performed at Dover Air Force Base,... more
IndustryKorte Construction Co. awarded of a near 20 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For a new hangar at the Will Rogers World Airport
Korte Construction Co., St. Louis, Mo., was awarded on June 30, 2006, a $19,941,000 firm-fixed-price contract for design and construction of a new hangar at the Will Rogers World Airport. Work will be... more
IndustryB-737 NG is the favourite plane of low-cost airlines
Seattle, USA - It represents 80% of fleets of the first 20 world low-fare carriers
Considering recent orders by Ryanair and SkyEurope (see AVIONEWS 1 and 2), Boeing 737 Next Generation remains the favourite plane of the main low-cost airlines all over the world: about 80% of fleets of... more
IndustryGood trend in 2006 for Rolls-Royce
London, UK - British industry decreases its debt of the 60%
Rolls-Royce continues its positive moment. The British industry, among the most important world producers of gas turbines for industrial naval and aeronautical applications, is in a very lucky period thanks... more
IndustryBoeing will pay USD 615m to US Government
Washington, USA - It is the negotiations result for fraud accusation
The penal and civil lawsuit against Boeing, which is charged to have irregularly acquired Lockheed Martin’s documents during the NASA tender for space programmes (see AVIONEWS for details), seems to b... more
IndustryThe A-380 program's delay will be recuperated
Paris, France - It was announced by EADS' Financial Director, Hans Peter Ring
EADS’ Financial Director, Hans Peter Ring, meeting yesterday in Paris 800 small shareholders of the group, ensured that as soon as possible it will be tuned up a plan to recuperate the Airbus A-380 program’s del... more
IndustryBoeing: Ryanair announced order for 10 Next Generation 737s
Seattle, Usa - Deliveries for this order begin in 2008
Boeing has logged 10 more orders for its popular Next-Generation 737-800 from Ryanair, Europe’s largest and most profitable low-cost carrier. The order, valued at $705 million at list prices, stems f... more
IndustryEADS. Forgeard: I left the company to safe its interests
Paris, France - According to Forgeard, his person could not obstruct the good governance of the company
The Airbus ex-CEO, the French Noel Forgeard, that last Sunday resigned by the French-German aeronautical colossus (see for details AVIONEWS), released an interview to the Paris’ economical-financial n... more
IndustryGeneral Electric awarded of a over 5 USDm order
Washington, Usa - For the Blackhawk aircraft
General Electric, Lynn, Mass., was awarded on June 26, 2006, a delivery order amount of $5,285,800 as part of an $11,229,450 firm-fixed-price contract for exhaust pipes for the Blackhawk aircraft. Work... more
IndustryMcDonnell Douglas Corp. awarded of a over 82 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the EA-18G aircraft
McDonnell Douglas Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded an $82,360,947 cost-plus-award-fee modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-award-fee contract... more
IndustryTurbomeca: engines to power US Army UH-145 helicopters
Paris, France - Nearly 7,000 Arriel engines have been manufactured by the industry
As announced on June 30th, EADS North America and its partners were awarded the United States Army’s Light Utility Helicopter contract (see for details AVIONEWS). The contract includes 322 UH-145 twin-engine h... more
IndustryTurbomeca: engines to power US Army UH-145 helicopters
Paris, France - Nearly 7,000 Arriel engines have been manufactured by the industry
As announced on June 30th, EADS North America and its partners were awarded the United States Army’s Light Utility Helicopter contract (see for details AVIONEWS). The contract includes 322 UH-145 twin-engine h... more
IndustryMerril Lynch: Finmeccanica has good prospects in US market
Rome, Italy - Despite the loss of the tender for the Army's LUH
After the contract award for American Army light helicopters by EADS (see AVIONEWS for details), Merril Lynch confirms Finmeccanica target price at 20 Euros. According to the broker, Finmeccanica was not... more
IndustryRothschild fixed the price of Bae Systems' Airbus share
Amsterdam, The Netherlands - EADS will have to pay EUR 2.75 billion
Rothschild investment bank fixed yesterday the price that EADS will have to pay to BAE Systems to purchase its Airbus share. It is EUR 2.75 billion, an amount that will have to be approved by BAE’s shareholders. B... more
IndustryEADS and Airbus' CEO resigned
Paris, France - Difficult moment of the European consortium
EADS’ board of directors accepted the resignation of Noel Forgeard, EADS’ CEO, and the resignation of Gustav Humbert, Airbus’ CEO. Humbert linked his decision to the recent announcement of delays in th... more
IndustryAvio workers protest
Naples, Italy - Against Alitalia's decision to transfer its orders abroad
The workers of Pomigliano D’Arco’s Avio occupied rail lines of Naples underground Friday morning to protest against possible orders transfer by Alitalia to foreign companies. The President of Senate Env... more
IndustryEurocopter wins the tender for US Army's LUH
Washington, USA - The contract is for 352 UH-145 helicopters with a value of USD 3bn
EADS North America and Eurocopter won the tender to supply Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) to US Army. US Armed Forces will have up to 352 UH-145 aircraft, a version of Eurocopter’s multi-session EC-145, w... more
IndustryLord Corp. awarded of a over 8 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the UH-60 Black Hawk
Lord Corp., Erie, Pa., was awarded on June 27, 2006, a delivery order amount of $8,240,400 as part of a $21,163,464 firm-fixed-price contract for rod end bearings for the UH-60 Black Hawk. Work will... more
IndustryMcDonnell Douglas Corp. awarded of a over 34 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the C-17 aircraft
McDonnell Douglas Corp., Long Beach, Calif., is being awarded a $34,500,000 firm-fixed-price-contract modification. This contract will provide implementation of the landing gear fleet management program... more
IndustryLockheed Martin Systems awarded of a over 23 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the H-60-R helicopter
Lockheed Martin Systems, Owego, N.Y., is being awarded a $23,857,773 firm-fixed-price modification to previously awarded contract for the purchase of spares for the common cockpit for the H-60-R helicopter. Work... more
IndustryGeneral Dynamics Advanced Information Systems awarded of a over 27 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F/A-18E/F aircraft
General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, Bloomington, Minn., is being awarded a $27,828,796 firm-fixed-price contract for the full rate production of Type 3 advanced mission computers (AMCs) for... more
IndustryMcDonnell Douglas awarded of a over 31 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F/A 18 aircraft
McDonnell Douglas, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded $31,066,218 for firm-fixed-price delivery order under previously awarded contract for manufacture of left... more
IndustryHoneywell Inc. awarded of a over 5 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the CH-47 helicopter
Honeywell Inc., Defense and Space Electronic Systems, Clearwater, Fla., is being awarded a $5,157,240 firm-fixed-price contract modification. This action is to exercise an option to purchase sixty-six... more
IndustryUnited Technologies Corp. awarded of a over 16 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the F-16 aircraft
United Technologies Corp., Pratt and Whitney Aircraft Group, East Hartford, Conn., is being awarded a $16,263,027 firm-fixed-price contract. This action provides for F100-PW-200/220/220E turbine blade... more
IndustryGoodrich Corp. awarded of a over 5 USDm contract
Washington, Usa - For the CH-47 helicopter
Goodrich Corp., Monroe, N.C., was awarded on June 22, 2006, a $5,673,000 firm-fixed-price contract for Generators for the CH-47 Helicopter. Work will be performed in Pirstone Bucks, United Kingdom, and... more
IndustryTender for US Army multirole helicopter: the reply today
Washington, USA - Finmeccanica, EADS, Bell, Boeing and Lockheed Martin have been joining it
The result of the tender for 320 multirole helicopters supply to US Army, which is USD 2bn worth, is expected today. Competitors are AgustaWestland US-139 (Finmeccanica Group), Eurocopter EC-145 (EADS... more
IndustryEADS complaints the publication of confidential documents
Paris, France - According to the company, these are manoeuvres aiming to emphasize tensions in the leadership
EADS, the European aerospace and defense giant, makes known through a statement it filed complaint against unknown persons with the competent Examining magistrate in Paris for theft and unauthorized disclosure... more
IndustryBoeing: SkyEurope announced increase in order for Next Generation
Seattle, Usa - The airline now has a total order commitment for 21 B-737 airplanes
Boeing announced yesterday that SkyEurope Airlines, the multi-based Central European low-cost airline, has converted purchase rights for five Next-Generation 737-700s into orders. The airline now has... more
IndustryPartnership between Russia and Jordan to manufacture weapons
Moscow, Russia - It was created a new potent rocket launcher
It is more and more close the partnership between Russian and Jordan military companies to produce weapons that were able to be used in the war against terrorism. In fact 150 new weapons have been presented,... more
IndustryAtr: Air Calédonie takes delivery of its first ATR-42/500
Toulouse, France - Three aircraft for a total value of USD 50 million
Air Calédonie today accepted delivery of its first ATR-42/500 aircraft. This aircraft is the first to be delivered following the signature of a contract for three new ATR aircraft (1 ATR-42/500 and 2... more
IndustryOn July 7th it will start the Eli-Expo of Lugo di Romagna
Boulogne, Italy - There will be also the new models of AgustaWestland
It will start on July 7th, with the patronage of the President of the Republic and of the Prime Minister, the Eli-Expo 2006 of Lugo di Romagna (Boulogne). The show has the goal to to approach the public... more
IndustryHeavy costs for Boeing
Seattle, USA - The industry could be obliged to pay 1.1 billion dollars
The Boeing costs for the 2006 could increase a lot. Seattle industry in fact could be obliged to calculate in this year budget 1.1 billion dollars because of its dispute with Lockheed Martin and for the... more
IndustryEADS. Forgeard: I am competent and honest, I do not resign
Paris, France - The co-CE, Noel Fogeard, replied to a French Parliamentarian during his audition at National Assembly
Noel Forgeard, co-CEO of Franco-German EADS Group, the Airbus controller, replied to a French Parliamentarian during his audition at the National Assembly finance commission, which was leaded by Gaullist... more
IndustryBoeing: Aeromexico, ILFC announced deal for B-787 Dreamliners
Seattle, USA - Airline will lease three new 787-8s from ILFC
Boeing International Lease Finance Corp. (ILFC) and Aeromexico, Mexico’s largest airline, yesterday announced the carrier will operate three 787 Dreamliner airplanes, making it the first Latin American a... more
IndustryGalileo Avionica: robotics and automation for the near and far future
Rome, Italy - The industry has participated in "SpaceOps 2006" held from 19 to 23 June
"Galileo Avionica, a Finmeccanica company, has participated in ’SpaceOps 2006’, an international forum about project and space mission operation management held in Rome from 19 to 23 June. Galileo Avi... more
IndustryBoeing will sell Connexion by Boeing
Seattle, USA - The unit didn't succeed to stand out the market
Boeing decided to sell its unit of Internet communications Connexion by Boeing (CB). The decision arrived because the scarce success that CB obtained nearby the airlines. Until now in fact only Lufthansa,... more
IndustryEurocopter will build a maintenance facility in Russia
Marignane, France - It will be built at Ostafievo airport, near Moscow
Eurocopter achieved an agreement with the Russian authorities to create a facility for the maintenance and overhaul services at Ostafievo airport, near Moscow. The agreement was signed in Eurocopter’s h... more
IndustryChina Eastern Airlines bought 30 A-320s
Toulouse, France - The deliveries will start in May 2008
Airbus achieved an agreement with China Eastern Airlines, the third most important Chinese airline, for the delivery of 30 new A-320s. European Consortium will delivery the aircraft from May 2008 to November... more